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as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
nowadays the aging activist is routinely shot down in most quarters of the media and dismissed as an irrelevant crank
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
every one of my fund-raising ideas was shot down by the other club members
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the results of several studies shoot down the hypothesis that coffee causes heart attacks
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Recent Examples of shoot down
Russia's Ministry of Defense, meanwhile, said its air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Russia’s Ministry of Defense, meanwhile, said its air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Several girls in class, led by Beth (with a large binder in tow), band together to form a feminism club, a proposal which is initially shot down by the administration until Mr. Smith agrees to sponsor and Mason is dragged in.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump's would-be assassin sought weapon to shoot down his plane, DOJ says
Jacob Rosen
Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Russia’s Ministry of Defense, meanwhile, said its air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Several girls in class, led by Beth (with a large binder in tow), band together to form a feminism club, a proposal which is initially shot down by the administration until Mr. Smith agrees to sponsor and Mason is dragged in.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump's would-be assassin sought weapon to shoot down his plane, DOJ says
Jacob Rosen
Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot down
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The Lyon goal should rightly rectify his legacy at United and hopefully earn him the respect from those outside of the club who have often so unfairly chided and ridiculed him.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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But all three of the Daily Racing Form’s august gentlemen openly ridicule the field-size point reduction rule.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The charge was dismissed after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had withheld evidence.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Baldwin denied pulling the trigger, and the case against him was ultimately dismissed in July after the prosecutors committed a Brady violation.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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San Francisco Giants Ryan Walker was named the closer by Bob Melvin, which carries weight in considering roles going forward since there has been no comment refuting his role.—
Greg Jewett,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Health experts, members of the autism community and others have vocally refuted claims of a link between vaccines and autism.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, this administration has mocked the constitutional process of due process, whereby the accused get their day in court.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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The backlash has led to worldwide boycotts and protests at dealerships, as well as its vehicles being vandalized and Tesla owners being mocked, all of which has led to a drastic drop in sales.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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As The Free Radical noted this week, at least 100 trans people were murdered across Brazil in 2023; another 65 were killed between January and September 2024, according to the international nonprofit Transgender Europe.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
30 Apr. 2025
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Outdoors Summer Camp in Chatham Two 7-year-olds, an 8-year-old and an 18-year-old died in the crash, the Sangamon County Coroner's Office said The four victims killed after a vehicle crashed into their after-school camp in Illinois have been identified by authorities.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This month, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1164, also known as the Arizona ICE Act, which would have required state and local officials to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement through programs such as 287(g).—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hope for a more extensive residential community on the land was stalled as Lester Maddox, the segregationist governor of Georgia, vetoed a grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity that had been promised to subsidize construction of the neighborhoods.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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When one player refused and wanted to take a photo of the statement, the player was allegedly denied a chance and warned ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi would find out about his response.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2025
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Both have also been vocally critical of giving more military and financial assistance to Ukraine and have previously threatened refused to back the EU’s regular extensions of sanctions against Russia.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Confusion reigned, and so on Friday, the stock went from positive to negative to deeply negative in a matter of hours.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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Travelers also need to negative COVID-19 test within one day of flying to return to the United States.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
7 Feb. 2022
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